656. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the current income tax relief provisions for long-term leasing of agricultural land to permit leases between related parties to qualify for the relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60005/26]
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745. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the help to buy scheme to allow two applicants to claim the maximum refund from their income tax or DIRT liabilities, increasing the available support to €30,000 per applicant or €50,000 per couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59829/26]
56. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for the current structure of the help-to-buy (HTB) scheme whereby two individuals purchasing a new home jointly, both of whom are in employment and paying tax, cannot each fully avail of the scheme as separate applicants; his views on whether this approach disadvantages dual-income households at a time of significant cost-of-living pr…
236. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all capital projects and programmes funded or overseen under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Louth in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33620/26]
299. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine the current €3,000 disregard applied to full-time undergraduate tuition fees when calculating tax relief on third-level education costs; if he will consider reducing this threshold in order to increase the level of relief available to families and students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25318/26]
316. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the impact that the scheduled increase in carbon tax and current levels of excise duty are having on farm businesses; if he will consider seeking a postponement of the upcoming carbon tax rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20110/26]
440. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to correspondence received (details supplied) to address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28594/26]
441. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps a person can take to be reimbursed for the loss incurred due to the recent blockades (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28595/26]
906. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the level of income tax relief available on private health insurance premiums (details supplied),; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24415/26]
38. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22618/26]
477. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to extend the help-to-buy scheme to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20432/26]
433. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline whether persons affected by changes in the methods of enforcement and/or taxation of a State pension while in receipt of an additional occupational pension were informed of these changes in advance; the degree to which these communications were issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10330/26]
873. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of illicit tobacco manufacturing facilities, including any roll-your-own production sites, that have been detected or dismantled in the Border region over the past five years; the quantities of product seized in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2187/26]
160. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of compliance checks carried out on foreign-registered vehicles in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70566/25]
168. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures in place to ensure compliance with Irish registration and taxation requirements for foreign-registered vehicles operating in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71484/25]
10. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Dundalk and Drogheda will be included in the Finance Act 2024 to ensure that the living cities initiative can commence in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57738/25]
60. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the future timeline for further reducing the exit tax on Irish-domiciled ETFs from the planned 38% to 33%, as recommended in the Funds Sector 2030 Review; and to provide an update on his Department's considerations for the removal of deemed disposal tax to encourage greater retail participation in diversified investment products. [64156/25]
328. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the recent reduction in the VAT rate to include cinema admissions given the sector’s ongoing challenges, such as rising energy and wage costs, incomplete recovery from the pandemic, and increased competition from global streaming platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57430/25]
102. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme, will be extended to include second hand homes following a revision of the scheme (details supplied). [22157/25]
595. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider applying a reduced VAT rate to hydrotreated vegetable oil biofuel when used for agricultural purposes, in recognition of the need to support the farming community in reducing carbon emissions and transitioning to more sustainable fuel alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20223/25]
45. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to extend the help-to-buy scheme to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3675/25]
275. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, in place to reduce the current 13.5% VAT rate to the beauty industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2957/25]